[House  Bill  No.  320.] 

HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES,  Jan.  3,  1865.— Read  first 
and  second  times;  special  order  after  last  special  order,  and  from  day 
to  day ;  to  be  printed. 

[By  Mr.  Miles,  Military  Committee.] 


A    BILL 

To  change  the  mode  ofjilliag  Vacancies  among  Commissioned  Officers  of 
Companies,  Battalions  and  Regiments. 


1  Section  1.   The  Congress  of  the  Confederate  States  of  Ame- 

2  rica  do  enact,  That  whenever  a  vacancy  shall  occur  in  the  low- 

3  est  grade  of  conmiissioned  officer  in  any  company  in  the  army, 

4  the  Captain  of  the  company  shall  nominate  the  person  to  fill 

5  the  same,  who,  if  approved  by  the  Colonel  of  the  regiment  to 

6  which  the  company  belongs,  and  by  the  General  commanding 

7  the   separate  army  or    department   in    which   the   regiment   is 

8  serving,  shall  be  forthwith  assigned  by  the  General  to  the  va- 

9  cant  position,  subject  to  the  subsequent  appointment  by  the 
10  President,  by  and  with  the  advice  and  consent  of  the  Senate. 

1  Sec.  2.    Be   it  further  enacted,  That  whenever  atiy  vacancy 

2  above  the  lowest  grade  of  commissioned  officer,  shall  occur  in  a 

3  company,  the  Lieutenant  Colonel,  Colonel  or  other  (?bramanding 

4  offic«'r  of  the  battalion  or  regiment,  shall  nominate  the  person  to 
6  fill    the   same,  who,  if  approved    by  the   commander  of  the  bri- 


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6  gade  to  which  the  battalion  or  regiment  belongs,  and  by  the 

7  General  commanding  the  separate  army  or  department  in  which 

8  the  brigade  is  serving,  shall  be  forthwith  assigned  by  the  General 

9  to  the  vacant  position,  subject  to  the  subsequent  appointment 

10  by  the  President,  by  and  with  the  advice  and  consent  of  the 

11  Senate. 

1  Sec.  3.   Be  it  further  enacted,  That  whenever  any  vacancy 

2  shall  occur  in  the  field  officers  of  h  battalion  or  regiment,  the 

3  brigade  commander  shall  nominate  the  person  to  lill  the  vacan- 

4  cy,  who,  if  approved  by  the  division  commander,  and   by  the 

5  General  commanding  the  separate  army  or  department  in  which 

6  the  brigade  is  serving,  shall  be  forthwith  assigned  by  the  General 

7  to  the  vacant  position,  subject  to  the  subsequent  appointment 
S  of  the  Presideat,  by  and  with  the  advice  and  consent  of  the 
9  Senate. 

1  Sec.  4.    Be  it  further  enacted.  That  no  person  shall  be  nomi- 

2  nated,  assigned  or  appointed  under  the  [jrovisions  of  thiji  act,  to 

3  any  commissioned  office  in  a  company,  battalion  or  regiment, 

4  who  does  not  belong  to  the  battalion  or  regiment. 


